water distribution in Canada

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by nathan rijkens0 views·Updated May 26, 2022

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  1. water distribution in Canada
  2. Whoa. Most of Canada's surface freshwater flows northward.
  3. 39% of the total area of the country drains in the Hudson's bay,
  4. and further than 36% of drains into the arctic ocean.
  5. 15% of it. The total area, Canada's water within the atlantic ocean drainage areas.
  6. 10%
  7. specific ocean.
  8. The range area
  9. Is Canada a water rich country.
  10. Overall, Canada may be considered a freshwater rich country.
  11. On average,
  12. Canadian rivers discharge close to 9% of the world's removable water supply,
  13. while Canada has left less than 1% of the world's population.
  14. It
  15. how do we measure the water in Canadian lakes and rivers
  16. measurement can be made electronically from a bridge by
  17. walking into a stream by boat
  18. or from a cableway was strung across the river
  19. measurements are made through ice.
  20. Why do you need to know how much water Canada has
  21. level and discharge information is essential for
  22. the wise management of Canada's water resources.
  23. For example,
  24. to
  25. locate water between various users
  26. which are the largest bodies of water in Canada Lake, Superior
  27. Lake, huron,
  28. Great Bear Lake,
  29. Great Slave Lake Lake Erie Lake, Winnipeg Lake, Ontario Lake Athabasca,
  30. What percentage of Canada's freshwater is found in the Northwest Territories?
  31. Northwest territories have about 13.5% of the freshwater and none of it has
  32. about 21% of the freshwater.
  33. What is it meant by sustainable development of water resources.
  34. Development of water resources refers to reducing the uses usage of water
  35. and recycling of wastewater for different purposes, such as cleaning,
  36. manufacturing,
  37. and agriculture,
  38. irrigation in a way that water demands of future generations are not harmed
  39. is the water that flows into the oceans from lakes and rivers wasted not at all.
  40. It is an essential part of the global hydrologic cycle.
  41. This water is vital, vital to navigation,
  42. recreation, fish and wildlife support
  43. and waste dilution
  44. and so sustains the lifestyle of large and small
  45. communities across Canada.
  46. What?
  47. Mm hmm.
  48. Naming bodies of water and ocean is large
  49. saltwater body that covers most of the earth.
  50. A. C. Is a large inland body of salt water. A gulf is an oversized bay,
  51. Obey. It's a part of the ocean that is bound by three sides.
  52. A lake is fresh water contained inland.
  53. A cove has smaller entrance than obey often in the mountains
  54. upon is a small lake, a tributary,
  55. a kind of river where water flows from high ground to low ground,
  56. mm hmm.
  57. Water on earth. Different animals have adaptations to survive living things
  58. to survive.
  59. Living things can live without very little fresh water as long as they can adapt.
  60. There is not a lot of accessible fresh water.
  61. The nerpa seal has adapted
  62. by having bigger flippers to break through the ice
  63. have about. They have about two liters more blood
  64. to hold their breath longer. Some animals can change their color to reflect
  65. and absorb the light. Here's some pictures of the nerpa and some
  66. for color changing animals.
  67. Water facts in Alberta,
  68. while 80% of Alberta's water supply lies in the northern part of the province,
  69. 80% of Albertans.
  70. Water demand comes from the
  71. southern half of the province
  72. Lake in Jasper National Park is the second largest glacier fed lake in the world.
  73. Water facts in Canada, about 60% of the fresh water drains into the north,
  74. while 85% of the population lives along the southern
  75. border with the United States.
  76. The largest river basin is the Canada and
  77. is basin in Canada's largest Mackenzie basin,
  78. based on drainage area and length.
  79. That is it about water distribution in Canada.